Skelaxin vs Zanaflex
 | Skelaxin |  | Zanaflex |  |
| Metaxalone is used to treat muscle spasms/pain. It is usually used along with rest, physical therapy, and other treatment. | Zanaflex is used to treat muscle spasms caused by certain conditions (such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury). It works by helping to relax the muscles. | |||
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| Add Skelaxin review I was prescribed this medicine about 40 years ago. I had started having severe bouts of restless leg syndrom after my 2nd child was born. They were eespecially bad when flying or 8 hour+ car trips. It always worked very well. I tore my rotator cuffs about 15 years ago. One was repaired but lasted only 3 years. I was getting steroid shots in my shoulders for almost all that time. Then recentl ... Taken with Tramadol and didn't help pain I first used this drug for back spasms. I also drank some whiskey. 20 minutes later, my entire body itched like I had poison ivy. My hands and feet were particularly affected. I wanted to go to urgent care, but I wouldn't have been able to drive. I filled the bathtub with near-scalding water and got in. This allowed me to endure the incredible itching until it subsided in about an hour. I h ... can I take tylnol with this? pain is horrible.................headaches | Add Zanaflex review sTILL HAVE SEVERE MUSLCE ACHES and also hernia/ nerve pain [ from 5 surgeries/ mesh and nerve dissections but with Zanaflex I get some good quality sleep severe chronic pain syndrome--bot zanaflex and Percocet help ok but still have pain I have Tardive Dyskinesia, which is very painful, my muscles spasm so severe. I also have Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis plus more! I have been on Flexerill, Soma for years, which does not work. The Zanaflex has been Wonderful! My pain level would be around 7-10, now it's around 4-7. I'm very happy, it has helped give my life back somewhat. I have had No side effects, I usually have a f ... | |||
